Democrats weeks away from last chance to pass healthcare reform

At The Hill:

With President Barack Obama’s bipartisan healthcare reform summit out of the way, Democrats now face the considerable challenge of getting to the finish line.

One year into a politically bruising debate over healthcare reform, Democrats are once again engaged in the basic steps of writing a bill and counting votes.

The healthcare summit turned out to be Groundhog Day for Democrats, who have six more weeks of healthcare reform if they are to meet their latest self-imposed deadline. It won’t be easy.

In the weeks since Democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, Obama has taken ownership over the issue. In addition to hosting the summit, he intends to lay out a plan for getting the job done — something Democratic lawmakers for weeks have been clamoring for.

“The president will make an announcement next week on where he sees the process moving forward,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday.

We need to keep up the drumbeat against this healthcare mess.  Continue writing, hammer home the idea of doing this one piece at a time rather than the "comprehensive" , government control approach.  Write your editors and Congressmen and Senators!  You may think that they aren't listening, but keep it up anyway.  Now is NOT the time to let up! - SP